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Congrats to DPTI. Looks like they are cleaning up the rockslide into the Crafers Bikeway, just down from the Bollards. Was getting a bit dicey coming down past that restriction on occasions.So if…Continue

Council completed some road patching work yesterday, thru the windy section, roughly 500m up from Hallet Rd.These appeared rather 'oily' this morning and would likely be super slippery for a while,…Continue

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"A little inconvenient going up and down at the moment as you basically have to get off your bike and go over the median strip and around the works.
However it does look like they intend on doing a decent job, not merely scraping up the rill…"

Congrats to DPTI. Looks like they are cleaning up the rockslide into the Crafers Bikeway, just down from the Bollards. Was getting a bit dicey coming down past that restriction on occasions.So if you see 25kmh signs coming down from the bollards they are actually doing something - there's an excavator working this morning......unlike the 25 signs that were up for a month last year, 6 weeks after the slide actually occurred.Electric sign said works to commence on the 20th, thought i a bit odd…See More

"The retaining wall just up from the Toll Gate has been pushed forward by slumping earth.. looks to me like it could collapse.
I think it's great that they plan to make the effort to clear the path each night so commuters or early morning…"

"I don't know about the BikeSA, but we at the Bicycle Institute weren't told about this. It looks like the only notice DPTI has given are these signs. Imagine if they closed the SE Freeway and you only found out about when you…"

"What's the traffic management plan for the closure then?Legally I imagine they have to provide a safe, signposted alternate route?At least they will need to cover the "no bikes" sign at the start of the freeway, so we can ride there?"

"Hmmm. That could work.
The pin is hollow (as in a tube) for the full length with ~9.5mm ID (OD 15mm). Likely make it challenging to clamp whilst tapping a thread, then not going to leave much wall thickness after cutting a thread inside?
Not to…"

"What I've done before is to drill out the now stripped hex head in the aluminum pivot pin to the next suitable tapping size, then tap a thread and cut a countersink to fit a countersunk screw in the end of the pin, with high strength thread…"

"There is some wear on the pin, evident in the above pic, but hard to say if its 'bad'! Given i need to replace all 4 bearings i'd like a good pin to match. Reco i'll go for a custom solid stainless job from my local machinist if…"

"Is the pin badly worn from the bearings fretting on it? If not you may be able to modify it for further service. I would drill through the length of the pin then cut it in half. Install the two sections into the pivot then pull them together hard…"